suburb.guide

QLD · Moreton Bay Council

Ferny Hills, 4055

Est. population · Jun 2025

9,457

Growth (1 yr)

+1.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.7%

Median age

40

Median income

$2,271/wk

Employment rate

65.6%

University qualified

31.8%

Work from home

23.5%

Languages at home

6.2%non-English

Most common: German, Italian, Spanish

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

60.9/100
Good

Top 6% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Ferny Hills is known for: High desirability, Hills, Rural living

Using this data? Cite or embed. Publishers

Suburb snapshot infographic

Download PNG
Ferny Hills, QLD suburb snapshot — Suburb Guide

Embed this snapshot

The image links to the canonical suburb page. Copy the HTML as-is.

Ferny Hills, QLD suburb snapshot — Suburb Guide

Cite this suburb snapshot

Suburb Guide, “Ferny Hills, QLD Suburb Guide”, updated 2 October 2026, https://suburb.guide/qld/ferny-hills

No registration is required. Please keep the link to the suburb page.

Suburb profile

Ferny Hills is a semi-rural locality near Brisbane, in Moreton Bay Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Moreton Bay.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places, and socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group. Trade-offs centre on higher rents and weaker population growth, with population growth 19% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower crime and socio-economic advantage over lower rents.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Queensland (197)

Strengths

  • Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Rents run above those in comparable places
  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Moreton Bay

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Ferny Hills compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$685/wk

Population (ERP)

9,457

+1.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

3.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#46

among Metro Brisbane · Established

Crime rate

2nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

42nd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

14%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

75th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
60.9/100 — Good
State standing
Top 6% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
436th in Australia
State rank
83rd in QLD
Peer rank
#46 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#64 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$685

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

9,457(June 2025)

+1.0% annual · +5.7% over 5 years · 42th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.0%
5-year growth
+5.7%
Change in 1 year
+91
Change in 5 years
+510
Growth rank in QLD
42th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~9,850), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
8,726
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,271
Dwelling vacancy
3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
96 of 3,167
Median monthly mortgage
$1,972
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$448
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
33.8% / 52.4% / 13.8%
Employment rate
65.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
23.5% / 4.4% / 55.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,916 / 147 / 4

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

31.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 17.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified31.8% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified11% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational17.7% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below39.5% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce21.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.2%
  • Society and culture14.2%
  • Health11.8%
  • Education11.5%
  • Architecture and building6.9%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$72,586

94th percentile in QLD · +24% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$78,848

96th percentile in QLD · +21% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

67th percentile in QLD · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$135,358

98th percentile in QLD · +114% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

7th percentile in QLD · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4055 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
14,636
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,965
Median net rent
-$1,547
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,075
Taxable income vs state median
+31%
Salary / wages vs state median
+29%
Rental investment vs state median
+18%
Super vs state median
+95%
Business income vs state median
-30%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

6.2% speak a language other than English at home; 16.2% born overseas

Language at home
8,006 English only · 526 other
Non-English at home
6.2%
Born overseas
1,384 (16.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
157 (1.8%)
Australian citizens
8,092
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
18

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • German29 · 17.1%
  • Italian21 · 12.4%
  • Spanish19 · 11.2%
  • Afrikaans18 · 10.6%
  • Japanese10 · 5.9%
  • French9 · 5.3%
  • Tagalog9 · 5.3%
  • Russian8 · 4.7%

Religion

47.5%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 47.5%, while Christianity accounts for 46.1%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion47.5%40.7%
Christianity46.1%45.7%
Other / not stated6.4%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19.9%18.6%
Anglican10.2%11.3%
Uniting Church4.5%3.6%
Baptist3%1.7%
Christian (not further defined)2.2%3.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed2%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4055, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
119
Against the person
29
Against property
52
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
16.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 301 residents
State crime-rate percentile
2.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-0.6%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences23
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)25
  • Good Order Offences15
  • Assault10
  • Other Property Damage10

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
1,069
Median ICSEA percentile
75th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Patricks Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1105 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 771 students · Top SEA quarter 41% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Ferny Grove State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1066 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 668 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Ferny Grove State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 1,881 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Ferny Grove SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Ferny Grove SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Ferny Hills SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Patricks Road SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Samford SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Birralee Child Care CenterSamantha Courtchildcare
  • Only About Children Ferny HillsFerny Waykindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

32 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Dinterra Ave near Dunbil Ave
  • Dinterra Ave near Irruka Cr
  • England Rd near Pylara Cr
  • Kolora Cr near Kootangal Cr
  • Patricks Rd near Ferny Way

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

111 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 7 playgrounds · 13 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 24 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 32 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 23 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
32/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.11
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.11
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.75
Food & drink(1)
  • Obsession CoffeeCafe
Community(1)
  • Patricks Road State SchoolSchool

    Patricks Road, Ferny Hills

Sport & outdoors(63)
  • BBQ
  • Bandicoot / Humpty (Trail 7)Cycling route
  • Cabbage Tree Creek BikewayCycling route
  • Ferny Grove Rail TrailCycling route
  • Kedron Brook BikewayCycling route
  • Kombi (Trail 8)Cycling route
  • Lanita Rail TrailCycling route
  • LomandraCycling route
  • Lorikeet / Ball Buster (Trail 4)Cycling route
  • Pipeline (Trail 1)Cycling route
  • Wahminda Cycle LinkCycling route
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Queensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceDrinking water
  • Fitness station
  • Classical PilateStudiosGym

    51 Barber Road, Ferny Hills

  • CrossFitGym

    144 Samford Road

  • Fernwood ReserveNature reserve

    Ferny Hills

  • Hall ReserveNature reserve

    Ferny Hills

  • Harvey ReserveNature reserve

    Ferny Hills

  • Hutton ReserveNature reserve
  • Samford Conservation ParkNature reserve
  • City of Moreton BayPark
  • Ironbark GullyPark
  • John Johnson ParkPark

    9 Carmont Court, Ferny Hills

  • Julie Jenkins ParkPark

    13 Teenan Street, Ferny Hills

  • Lorikeet ReservePark

    Ferny Hills

  • Maureen Lawrence ParkPark
  • Park

    Ferny Hills

  • Park

    Linkwood Drive, Ferny Hills

  • Park (7)
  • Pyang ParkPark
  • Wahminda ParkPark
  • LomandraPicnic area
  • Playground (7)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (13)
Transport(6)

6 bus stops

Other(10)
  • Bench (3)
  • Common (4)
  • Information (7)
  • Samford Conservation ParkInformation
  • Stamford Cycle LinkInformation
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Parking (10)
  • Picnic Table (5)
  • Shelter (5)
  • Waste Basket (3)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Pure Tennis Academy

    Tennis

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

16 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Barber PlacePark
  • Fernwood ReserveNature reserve
  • George Willmore ParkPark
  • Hall ReserveNature reserve
  • Harvey ReserveNature reserve
  • Hutton ReserveNature reserve
  • Ironbark GullyPark
  • John Johnson ParkPark
  • Julie Jenkins ParkPark
  • Lorikeet ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
45.8%
Woodland / forest cover
5.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
43
Parks (OSM)
24
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
9
Nearest hospital
North West Private Hospital (6.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
3
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 3
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
99

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Fernlands Radius Medical CentreGP
  • Ferny Fair Medical CentrePatricks RoadGP
  • Dynamic PodiatryFerny WayPodiatrist
  • Ferny ChiropracticFerny WayAlternative
  • Ferny Hills DentalFerny WayDentist
  • Ferny Hills PharmacyWoodhill RoadPharmacy
  • GuardianPatricks RoadPharmacy
  • KN OrthodonticsFerny WayDentist
  • Sullivan Nicolaides PathologyPatricks RoadClinic
Aged-care services
  • Bellevue Care CentreFERNY HILLSResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
255
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 20°
Rainfall
498 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
26° / 17°
Rainfall
406 mm · ~51 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
196 mm · ~24 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
26° / 15°
Rainfall
256 mm · ~32 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Dickson
Member of Parliament
Ali FRANCE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
119,375
Turnout (2025)
92.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+7.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 44.0%Labor 56.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 6.0 km away).

Coalition 36.6%Labor 63.4%

7.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Ferny Hills NorthLabor 61.3% · Coalition 38.7% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Ferny HillsLabor 73.0% · Coalition 27.0% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • Arana HillsLabor 69.1% · Coalition 30.9% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
  • Grovely (Dickson)Labor 72.0% · Coalition 28.0% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
  • Everton HillsLabor 63.2% · Coalition 36.8% TPP (2025)4.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

This suburb ranks highly for

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Moreton Bay Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.